Track fastener



Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES HERMAN .W. RARDAIN, OF GRANVILLE, OHIO.

TRACK FASTENER.

Application filed February 20, 1925. Serial No. 10,620.

[0 all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, HERMAN W. RARDAIN,

'a citizen of the United States, residing at,

Granville, in the county of Licking and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Track Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tie rods for the rails of a track, to prevent the rails from spreading, and contemplates a rod of novel construction designed to permit a rod to be easily and quickly associated with the rails or removed therefrom as the occasion may require.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a portion of the tie rod showing how it is associated with one of the rails of the track.

Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1, with out the rail.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan view.

Figure 4: is a perspective view.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 10 and 11 represent the rails of a track, which rails are connected by the tie rod forming the subject matter of the present invention in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 4, whereby the rails are positively held from spreading.

The tie rod preferably includes two substantially identical sections, each including a reduced inner end portion 12 having a plurality ofopenings 13, and these end portions of the respective sections are overlapped as shown in Figure 4 and held together by suitable bolts 14 adapted to pass through the aligned openings 13, a construction whichgof course allows the rod to be varied in length. The body portion 15 of each section is relatively wide, and terminates at its outer end to provide a fixed rail clamp 16 which is adapted to receive the adjacent side of the base of the rail as shown in Figure 1. A movable clamp 17 is associated with each body portion 15, embracing the latter for longitudinal sliding adjustment thereon, and projecting from each clamp 17 is a flange 18 adapted to engage the base of the rail as clearly shown in Figure 1. This movable clamping member has associated therewith a web or block 19 which operates in a longitudinal slot 20 in the said section as shown in Figure 1, the movable clamping member being adjustable through the instrumentality of a threaded bolt 21 which is associated with the section as shown in Figure 1, the section having an opening 22 to allow a suitable tool to be arranged to engage the head 23 of the bolt 21 in order to turn the latter to effect the adjustment of the movable clamping member 18. The two sections of the tie rod are identical in construction, and when arranged to engage the rails 10 and 11 as shown in Figure at prevent the rails from spreading as will be readily understood.

While it is believed that from the foregoing description, the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A tie rod for the rails of a track comprising two substantially identically constructed sections having their adjacent ends reduced and overlapped, means adjustably connecting said ends whereby the length of said rod can be carried, a. fixed clamping member carried by the outer end of each sec tion and designed to embrace the base of the rail, a cooperating movable clamping member embracing said section for sliding movement thereon, said section having a slot, a web carried by the movable clamping member and operating in said slot, and means carried by said section and engaging said web for adjusting the movable clamping member in one direction and holding it in clamping relation with the rails.

2. A tie rod for the rails of a track, comprising two substantially identically constructed sections having their adjacent ends reduced and overlapped, means adjustablv connecting said ends whereby the length of the rod can be varied, a clamping member carried by the outer end of each section and designed to embrace the base of the rail,

each section having a longitudinal slot and an enlarged opening in alignment With said slot, a cooperating clamping member embracing each section and slidably mounted thereon, a Web carried by said member and operating in said slot, and a threaded bolt carried by said section with its head arranged in said opening, said bolt engaging said web toadjust the movable clamping member and to hold it in clamping relation 0 with the rail.

In testimony whereof I ilffiX my signature.

HERMAN V. RARDAIN. 

